English Language Practice I/1

obligatory courses

The student can cope in numerous situations during a journey to English-speaking countries. Without prior preparation the student can join conversations regarding familiar private or everyday topics (eg family, interests, work, travel and current events). (communication).

The student can combine expressions in a simple way to describe experiences and events, as well as his dreams, hopes and ambitions. He can briefly justify and explain his own views and plans. The student can report events and tell the plot of books or films, describing his own reactions and impressions. (speaking).

The student can write simple texts when given topics familiar to him or related to his interests. He can write private letters describing his experiences and impressions. (writing).

Classroom

The aim of the course is to allow students to master the English language to the extent enabling communication in a number of everyday situations (both work and leisure) at the B1 + level with reference to speaking, reading, writing and listening.

The subject is effectuated in the form of practical workshop - 30h

The aim is to teach students the English language at the level which enables communication in a variety of situations, while acquainting them with elements of the history of English speaking countries. The aim is also to hone language skills in the remit of listening, speaking, reading and writing, with special heed paid to developing communicative competences, developing language awareness and ability to participate in discussions.

The content of the study:

- acquainting students with vocabulary concerning such general themes as: weather, people, media, health aenvironment, social matters;

- preparing students for using grammatical structures, such as: present tenses, past tenses, comparative and superlative adjectival forms, quantifiers, personal pronuons, linking devices, modal verbs expressing probabilty, conditional sentences;

acquainting students with writing formats (short review, electronic e-mail to express gratefulness, short comparative essay, a paragraph, a short article.

Lessons are conducted in accordance with the Communicative Approach.

Cotton D., Falvey D., Kent S., (2014) New Language leader coursebook Upper Intermediate / Upper-Intermediate, Pearson Education Limited,

Murphy R. (2004), English grammar in use, 3rd edition, Cambridge University Press

Błońska E. (2018) Improve your listening skills. Poltext

The student knows and understands the English language in speech and writing in accordance with the requirements for the B2 + level of the European System of Language Description (K1_W10)

The student can communicate in speech and in writing in English in accordance with the requirements for the B2 + level of the European System of Language Description (K1_U10)

The student is ready to critically evaluate his knowledge and obtained content (K1_K01))

Assessment components:

Final credit is given on the basis of a written test where the assessment criteria are presented according to the following scale:

60% - 68% - 3 (satisfactory)

69% - 77% - 3+ (satisfactory plus)

78% - 86% - 4 (good)

87% - 95% - 4+ (good plus)

96% - 98% - 5 (very good)

99% -100% - 5! (Very good with an exclamation mark)

The student has the right to 2 unexcused absences, each subsequent one requires an explanation. Exceeding absences of absence (justified and unexcused) at 50% of classes may resulut in the student's failure to get a credit.